Farming Rites - Hatasakugirei

Japanese: 畑作儀礼 - はたさくぎれい

Agricultural rites associated with field crops. Because agriculture in Japan developed mainly around rice cultivation, field crop rites are scarce compared to rice cultivation rites, and are only recognized fragmentarily among annual events. Representative rites include the Barley New Year and Barley Home Festival, which have been held in the Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu regions, and the Millet and Millet Millet Festival, which has been held in the Kanto region. Also, August 15th is called Sweet Potato New Year, and October 10th is called Daikon New Year, which are vestiges of the harvest rites for sweet potatoes and radishes.

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Japanese:

畑作物に伴う農耕儀礼。日本の農業は稲作を中心に発達したため，稲作儀礼に比べて畑作儀礼は乏しく，年中行事のなかに断片的に認められるにすぎない。中国，四国，九州などで行われてきた麦正月，麦ほめ節供，関東地方で行われてきた粟穂稗穂などが代表的なもので，また8月 15日を芋正月，10月 10日を大根の年取りと呼ぶのも，芋や大根の収穫儀礼の痕跡をとどめるものである。

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